WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Cory Booker issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) reintroduced legislation that would ensure prison disaster plans protect the health, safety, and rights of incarcerated individuals during emergencies. The Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act would require the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to submit annual damage reports after disasters, require the National Institute of Correction (NIC) to hold field hearings on how to better incorporate considerations for incarcerated individuals in its emergency plans, and expand the NIC membership by authorizing four new members: a formerly incarcerated person, emergency coordinator, public health expert and a BO...